Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court correctly weighed the competing factors when it ruled that it would allow the prosecutor to inquire into the defendant's prior conviction for criminal sale of a controlled substance during cross-examination if the defendant were to take the witness stand (see, People v Pavao,
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